Is there any new research for loss of your words from a stroke?
Johnon June 10, 2016
4 ResponsesMy Hubbie had a stroke 19 years ago and still cannot communicate and has bad headaches every day
4 Responses
Hi there,
I’m sorry to hear about your husband’s aphasia. As a speech pathologist I appreciate how challenging it is to live with a communication impairment.
The Aphasia Community has a list of current research projects requiring participants with aphasia.
The Stroke Foundation have a list of general research projects. I cant see anything that it communication specific at the moment but its worth monitoring.
You may also like to have a look at the Australian Aphasia Association (AAA).
Although it’s a little out dated now, there are a number of conference presentations from 2-14 available to view. The next AAA conference is planned for October 2016.
Feel free to contact us here at StrokeLine (1800 787 653, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm AEST)
I'm available on Thursdays and Fridays and may be able to advise on other suitable supports or therapies.
Best wishes,
Alana
You may want to Investigate Constraint Induced Aphasia therapy it is a very effective way of improving Speech communication after a stroke .
cheers Phillip Fay
Occupational Therapist
After my stroke I virtually was unable to communicate by speech and when a person spoke to me it sounded like a Darlek you know Dr. Who, anyway my speech has improved over the past 5 years but I loose words out of blue as it were, but hearing and understanding words it is nothing to with volume probably phasing I developed some methods to aid my understand of what a person is saying to me, if a person is sitting next to me I ask them to move around so I see the mouth, also I tell him/her I have a problem with understanding the spoken word, to folks close to me I ask what's the first letter, with phones I tell the caller my problems w.r.t understanding speech ask the caller to speak clearly and slowly also I guess, that works often.
Hi Mike,
I'm sorry to hear about your stroke and your receptive aphasia. It sounds like you've developed a great number of strategies over the years. As a speech pathologist, I would recommend exactly what you're doing!
Seeing a person's facial expression and mouth movements can help improve your ability to comprehend what they are saying, particularly if you miss the odd word, or they are talking about a topic that's not familiar to you.
Talking on the phone is even more difficult. Keeping conversations short and being honest when you don't understand what was said will hopefully minimize frustration and miscommunication.
Thank you for sharing your tips with the EnableMe community!
Best wishes,
Alana - StrokeLine
(1800 787 653)
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